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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-03

The attempt OF the Guardian League last winter
30 prove by a comparison OF the number OF arrests
IN the different cities that washington is sink OF
iniquity In general and In particular more de-
PRAYED city than wicked New York, has had other
results than that OF arousng local Indignation II
has Inspired q statistical nincompoop IN Chicago
TO publish table in the Journal intended TO show
the comparative amount OF crime In twenty-five OF
the principal cities OF the United states oy setting
forth the proportion OF arrests TO population In
1883 the arrests In proportion to the census popu-
latiou OF 1880 are stated as 11-2 In washington,
which heads the list, as against & In chicago,
rs In Boston and New Orleans, GO In New York,
So in Sc. Louis, As In Brooklyn, and only .79 In
Richmond. which Is sgured out to be the most IT.
rsproachable Of our cities Those who remember
how this kind OF showing was used last February
In tho attempt 70 degrade washington below New
York In public estimation viii md amuse-
ment and satisfaction In the fact that
the New York Sun now protests against
the use OF such an Illogical method OF demonstrate
ing thar New York Is more depraved than Rich
nond. 1t says that the calculations are OF little
value because they are based on the number Of ar
rests In each place as returned for 1885, while the
population for 1850 Is used for obtaining the
averages, and that the amount OF actual crime 10
a community, OF real offences against moral law,
Is not BY any means Indicated by the number OF
arrests because large part OF those arrested are
discharged for lack of evidence against
them, and what constitutes violation OF
the laws differs In different places Undoubtedly
the Asn IA correct, for it precisely the same
argument, with which TIE STAR met the attempt
last winter to show that Washington Is more
wicked than New York. These Chicago statistics,
based ON the census returnsof so overlook WASH
ington's astonishing growth in population OF re-
cent years. During the period in which arrests
are counted. the number OF arrests was made the
basis OF promotion for District policemen, and as
a result the number of illegal and trivial arrests
was enormous. Less than one-half Of the persons
arrested were held. Over one thousand
arrests were for failure to obtain dog
licenses The number OF arrests In cities
depends largely upon the local powers OF po-
ncemen upon the character and disposition OF the
force and upon the local law or sentiment In re-
spect TO arrests for trivial onenses. No reliable
Indication as 70 comparative crime can be OBJ
tanned from q comparison OF the aggregate arrests
trivial and serious, legal and Illegal, dismissed
cases and all. The city with the most exacting
municipal regulations the strongest public senti-
ment for the enforcement OF law and the most
effective police force VIII head the list OF arrests
as Washington does, by reason of a care overhaul
ing OF non-icensed dog owners persons neglecting
TO shovel snow from their sidewalks, small boys
technically obstructtng the streets and other such
hardened criminals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-03

The "OpENINd" has left US with broken lots which
we shall close out BELOW COST. We quote this
evening and advise early call Monday for the fol-
lowing:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-03

II oCHkSTER AND DUPLEX LAMP CBIMNEYs
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-03

LADIES SILK UsDznwxAa.
GOWNS, CHEMISEa. AND DRAWERS
In China and surah Silk Colors Pink. Blue. and
Cream.
Gowns with Ane clusters Of tucks inserting and cas-
cades Of valenciennes lace down 'front.' plated
back Also surplios-s hape Gown, box-p plated back
also double rune Of Valencennes lace around neck
and sleeves and down the front.
CHKMIsE.
Chemise in surah and China Silk in and square
neck, trimmed handsomely with Vslenciennss and
narrow corded ribbon.
-DRAwERa
Drawers in surah and China Silk. with 3-inch rufe
Of valenciennes lace.
BARGAINS IN BRIDAL SETS
for the holidays. composed Of three piecss-Gowns,
Chemise. and DrawerA
GOWN.
Cambria Gown, yoke Of Medici, also Medici lace
around neck and sleeves.
CHEMIsE.
Chemise. cambria. with square neck Of Medici also
lace around neck and sleeves
DRAWERS.
Drawers in cambria, with two clusters Of fine tucks
also 3-inch rufile Of Medici.
SET ONLY $3.50.
Tambour emf robbery. prices 81 So q as, and s1O25
Second floor; two elevatora)
WOODWARD LoTHRoP.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22
THE LATENT.

The Senate was not in session on the
10Th. The House met and had a wrangle
over "a resolution to adjourn until January
1, which was amended to read when the
wo houses adjourn on December % they
stand adjourned until January 4.
THE Senate Committee on Education has
unanimously ordered a favorable report on
The Blair Educational bill as passed by the
Senate in the last Congress.
EUROPEAN bourses were again excited on
he 10th by rumors of war between Austria
and Russia Bonds of the former fell two
points, OF the latter one and a half.
The Marquis of Lorne, formerly Gov
ernor General of Canada, and son-in-law
OF Queen Victoria, was reported on the
10th to be seriously i'll.
JOHN HowsoN, the well-kuown comed dian,
1ropped dead of heart disease at Troy, N.
Y, The other night.
WILLIAM TREMAINE, of Stonewall, Col.
mistook he fur cap Of "A young man named
thompson FOR q deer head recently and
shot and kill him
FIVE men were killed and three injured
~ the explosion OF an eighty horse power
Engine boiler in the Edison Electric Light
Company's works at Westchester, Pa, on
he 10th.
MAJOR WILLIAM SINS, secretary of the
KANSAS Slate Board OF Agriculture, has
concluded to resign January IL.
lCHARLEs BELLOWS was hanged at Charles
City, Iowa, on the 10Th for the murder of
MS niece, Alice Waterman, in July, 1856
This was the first legal execution in Iowa
SINCE 1865.
A COLLISION occurred at a crossing at
Fnstorla, o., the other night between a
freight and a passenger train, but not a
passenger or train man was hurt
FEARS Were entertained at Two Rivers
Wis, of the loss of the small fishing tug
Edith and her crew of SIX men.
+ The committees OF the Northern and
Southern General Assemblies OF the Prs
byte ian Church OF America. appointed a.
he last annual session to confer upon or
gan1c union and the issues dividing the
wo churches, concluded their meeting a
Louisville. KY, on the 10th, and it was un-
derstood that the adjournment took plac.
without definite result
The big Charleston Is. CO. cotton mill !.
SAID TO be on the verge OF bankruptcy be
cause of Inability to secure enough whit
labor i'm the South.
The Globe If st Johns, N. B., owned by
John Ellis, leader in he Canadian mar
time provinces, has come out boldly for an
nexation to the United States.
BUSINESS failures Dams reportl for III
seven days ended December Is number
Tor the United States, 256; for Canada, "a
total OF go. as compared with 254 til.
previous week and 2SS the correspondent
week OF last year. Trade was r.Dor;e,l
as showing a moderate Improvement
CONGRESSMAN WARNER. of Kansas City
has been 81 pointed by Commander-in-Ch
Rea, Of the Grand Army, as q member O
the committee to secure an appropriat
memorial foE John A. Logan
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22
TEE EAST.

A Boston firm having petitoned Con-
gress for the passage OF bill requiring
that adulterated lard be stamped and hav-
ing asked for hearing, the Senate Com
mittee on Agriculture has decided to give
a hearing to al, interested at some time
about the middle of January.
SAMUEL WINsLow, Republican, was re-
elected mayor OF w orcester, Mass, by /, 123
majority. The city went in favor of license
by 100 majority in a vote of 10,214.
THE canning and packing mills of the
Latin powder works at Latin, Pa, contain
ing ton Of powder, exploded recently. All
but one workman escaped.
The New York State Dairymen's Asso-
citation has memorialized Congress TO let
the present Oleomargarine law stand
THE miners of Mount Carmel, Pa, have
decided to demand q continuance of the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company's rate OF wages for next year.
THE vote polled in the recent Boston
municipal election aggregated 81, 4Sz, which
is larger than any muaiciphl vote since
1883. or this number, O'Brien, Democrat.
the present incumbent, received II, GIL, and
Hart, Republican and Independent, "a, 500,
the Labor vote failing to materialize.
THE performance st the Union Square
Theater. New York, for the benefit of Miss
Sarah Jewett, the actress, Melted over
81, ZOO.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22
TEE SOUTH.

THERE was u great concourse of Irish
people at the Academy of Music, Balti-
more, Nd, on the 18th to welcome Sir
Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde and
Arthur O'Connor.
THE convention of the National Fedora
18th.
HENRY FAwCETT and wife, living near
Point Pleasant, w. Va, went to church the
other night, leaving three children locked
IN the house. When they returned they
found the house burned down and the
children dead.
THE posse in pursuit of the Arkansas
train robbers was reported from Little
Rock on the 18th to have had an encounter
with them in which one Of the robbers and
deputy marshal were killed.
THREE officers made raid at DAYTON,
near Chattanooga, Tenn, recently on a
gang of outlaws fortified in cabin. The
gang opened fire on the officers as they
approached, but as soon as the first round
was fired the officers charged the cabin.
knocked down the door and captured three
prisoners, shooting one of them, j. Carna-
han. through the heart.
The mud drum of the battery OF boilers
at Swlft's iron and steel works at New
port. KY, exploded the other morning.
tearing the roof off and causing a general
wreck. One man was hurt
FIRE recently destroyed the greater por-
ton OF the village of Pocahontas, Tenn,
causing S200OO loss.
The Republican members of the Virginia
Legislature nominated General Malone by
acclamation as their candidate for United
States Senator.
A VERY heavy snow storm was reported
to have fallen in Western Texas on the
18th, the heaviest for many years
A NEGRO IS reported TO have robbed Mrs
Fannie Husbands near Meridian, Miss. as
sauItlng her afterward and cutting out her
tongue.
Two tramps were killed and the engines
and twenty eight box cars demolished by
collision on the Iron Mountain road, at
LOOMS Mill, near Little Rock, Ark, on the
18th.
THE stage running between Little Rock
and Carrollton. Ark, was stopped by three
men the Other day and the passengers
robbed OF 1900
FIRE recently destroyed Hamblin's hard
ware store and other buildings in St Au-
gustine, Fla. causing loss of s2O0, 600;
insurance, go. COZ.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22
NOMINATIONS.
Another Batch of DiPIOmateS and Othe
Officials Sent to the Senate. -


Officials Sent to the senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The President
yesterday sent to the Senate large number
of nominations. They were nearly all ap-
pointmenIs made during the recess and, in
most cases, the nominees are already in
office.
To be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary of the United Stat.:s-Os-
car 3. Strauss, of New York, 10 Turkey;
Alexander r Lawton, OF Georgia, to Aus
trIa-Hungary; Bayless w. Hanna, OF In
diana, TO the Argentine Repu bile.
10 be Minister Resident and Consul Gen
eral OF the United States-S. s. Carlisle, OF
Louisiana, TO Bolivia
To be Consul General OF the United
Siates-Jared Lawrence Rathbone, Of Cal
ifornia, at Paris.
G. Brown Good, to be Commissioner OF
Fish and Fisheries.
James +. Bendict, Collector OF Internal
Revenue, District of Colorado.
Collectors of Customs-William H Nc
Lyman, for the district of Miami, o.:
Hyman Abraham, for the district OF Wit
namette, o.
Among the names sent in were the fol-
lowing nominations as postmasters: Louis.
L. Burmrichoue, DiRhtOn, Kan; William
". Threlkeld. Scott, Kan: Herbert Bolteu-
berg, Bay Springs, Nebl Frank Pay, Ben
dleman. Neb.; Clarence L. Clark, James
vile, Wis; William s. Morrow, Nashville
H.; Hugh &. Armstrong, Neosho, Mo.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22


ru,sBER of citizens OF Seneca ans,
NJ We've been victimized by an anegeo
widow. Who induced them TO sign pieuses
70 abstain from killing song BIRDS wnicn
papers tarned out to DO promlssory Hoe'
DE CASTRO q Co., shipping ana commis-
sion merchants of New YORK, nave i3iioo'
Assets and liabilities were roughly esu
mated at 9, 600. OO0. The house had large
Colombian trade
TIE Kelley Motor Company nao 4 me ~
ing in Philadelphia on the 14th, the nrst LOT
several wears. Kelley explained that ne
was changing the motor from the etneric
to the vaporic, or something TO that enec1'
which promised good results
BY the burning OF John Becker's Darn
near Lancaster, Pa, the other nlgnb the
entire crop and thirty-two cattle, twenty
five hogs, five mules and horse were !osI
Two passenger trains collided on Inc NIL
ford, Franklin d Hopkinton road, near MIL
ford. Mass, recently. Baggage Master
Samuel Neal was killed The passengers
escaped with g slight shaking up
Two Syracuse IN. W firms suffered
S45 600 loss by fire the other night
THE annual meeting OF the New forK
State League OF Anti-Saloon Repu bhcans
began in Syracuse on the 10Th.
FLAMES did $4,000 damage to the tenants
of the six-stOry brick building, No 81 Mef-
GER street New York, on the Ioth- 1Lhho
diately afterward fire was discovered at
No. AL Broadway, occupied by c. +. Lauer,
notions, and David Marks & Son, whole
sale clothing. Damage to the amount OF
$l5j 600 was done.
The first National Repu blican Club con-
yention was held at Chickering Hall, New
York, on the 18th. The first speaker was
Hon. John r. Lynch, the colored orator OF
Mississippi
GovERNoR BoDwELL, Of Maine, died at
Hallowell on the 18th. He was born at
Methuen, Mass, June Is. 1918.
THE State Grange of Vermont, in session
at Montpelier recently, passed resolutions
in favor of q protective tariff.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22
The FrencI, CnpInnr

PARIS, Dec 13--The Journal ODsetat pub
fishes the List OF the new Cabinet as fol-
lows: NJ Tirard, President OF the Council
Minister OF Finance and Minister of Posts
and Telegraphs; n. Fallieres, Minister or
Justice; NJ Floureus, Minister of Foreign
Affairs; n. Sarrien, Minister OF the Inte-
rIor; II. Deutresme, Minister OF Conmerces
NJ Loubet, Minister OF Public Works;
NJ. DeAahy, Minister Of Marine; Ii. Viette.
Minister Of Agriculture; II. Faye, Minister
II Public Instruction; General Legerot
Minister Of War. OF the new Cabinet NM
firard, Fallieres, Faye, DeAfahy, Loubet
Oeutresme belong TO the union Of the Left.
md NM Sarien and Viettc to the moro ad-
Jauced group.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22
WASHINGTON NOTES.

IT was reported in Washington that the
Fisheries Commission had practically failed
in most of its objects.
PERSONS well informed in diplomatic re-
lations say that negotiations are pending
between this country and Mexico for a
treaty which will provide for an interna-
tional coin and silver certificate or some
monetary regulation by which the ex-
changes between the two countries can be
effected with ease and without loss.
BREApsTUFFs exports from the United
States during November past aggre-
gated In value So 500, 703, against S12.-
59S, s41 in November, 1885, For the eleven
months of the year ended November 80,
breadstuffs exports reached S14S, 1876, 40,
against S135, 0U, GA during the correspond
ing period of the year 1886
The Treasury Department has decided
that the wife and daughter of a Chinese
actor now living at Portland, Ore, can not
be allowed to land in the United States, ex-
cept on production of the certificate re-
quired by the Chinese Restriction act, not
withstanding their ability TO produce other
evidence that they are not laborers within
the meaning of the law.
THE Acting Commissioner of the General
Land Office has been notified that the
United States grand jury at Prescott, Ari.,
has indicted John L. Cambridge and DIR.
Oscar Lincoln, citizens OF Prescott for
perjury and subornation of perjury in
making and securing illegal entries to
public lands.
SENATORS SHERMAN and Ingalls, spoke at
the Irish-American meeting at Washington
on the 14th in aid of the Irish home rule
cause.
THE United States Fish Commission's
car has been sent to the City of Mexico with
5000 carp and gold fish as a present to the
Mexican Government.
THE third and fourth class postmasters
have appointed n National committee ano
a special committee to draft q bill TO be
presented to Congress.
Mr.. DENBY, American Minister to China,
has written a letter to Secretary Bayard
saying that whatever concessions had been
made to the Barker Mitkiew;cz syndicate,
they have since been revoked by the
Chinese Government
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22
srea.ner Overdue.

NoeALEs, A. T, Dec. 12-Information has
been received from Guaymas To the effect
that the steamer Romero kublo is more
than a week overdue in that port tn,
vessel is used To supply the guano worker
on San Pedro Island, in the Gulf OF Cali
rornia, with provisions and tools, and iE
owned by the Mexican Phosphate and Sui
phur Company. 1t has schedule time
table between the TWO ports, and the facI
of its not arriving yet has caused genera
anxiety in Guaymas. The fact OF its non
arrival is not known ut The comDany's OF
flee A vessel will be sent in search of IT
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22
rEN YEARs FoR HAKpER-

rae Cincinnati Bank Wrscker Gets the
III & Full Penalty OF tAe Law
CIxeISNATI, Dec 1.-The great est crowd
pet Gafhered in the corridors OF the United
States court room assembled this morning.
Long before the time q the assembling or
the court it was simply impossible for
ladies to get in at the p1blic door. and only
those who had friends. to show them the
private entrances could reach the court
room. At ten o'clock Judge Sage appeared
alone Judge Jackson having been called
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22
TIRE WEST.

BY q collision between freight trains on
high embankment near Akron, o., the
other night an engineer and brakeman
were fatally injured and $35, 600 loss done
to rolling stock.
E. L. HARPER, the defaulting cashier of
the Fidelity Bank. OF Cincinnati, was con-
ylcted on the 18th and sentenced to ten
years. imprisonment.
ED. BARR a stock dealer. was burned to
death in fire at Lesher's livery stable,
Denver, Col, the other night.
WoNG All HUNG was convicted in San
Francisco recently of trafficking in Chinese
women.
THE trial OF Benjamin E. Hopkins, the
second of the Fidelity Bank wreckers, CON-
menced at Cincinnati on the 18th.
NAT KRUsK, miner, was caught in
limestone crushing machine at the Caiu-
met and Hecla mine. at Calumet, Mich, the
other day and completely torn to pieces,
both legs being tori off and the body be-
headed and disembOweled.
WONG An HUNG the Chinaman who was
convicted at San Francisco on the charge
OF importing Chinese women for immoral
purposes, has been sentenced to ten years
Imprisonment in the California State pris-
on and to pay fine of s., 900.
THE elevator at Warren, Mimi, and so,
600 bushels of wheat were destroyed by
fire the other night. Loss, 900.
IT is reported in Duluth, Mimi, that E. l..
Sawyer, secretary of the Duluth Roller
Mill Company, has disappeared with over
So 600 of the company's money.
The Elkhart Gnd. paper pail and Excel
sior starch mills were destroyed by fire
the other day. Loss, s40, 900.
WHILE crossing the Missouri river twenty
miles below Bismarck, D. T.. the other
night, a family consisting OF Charles Whalen,
wife and daughter, were drowned. They
lost the road and the team passed so near IA
large air hole that the ice broke and the
animals and people were lost:
By the explosion Of an old boiler on the
farm of the Harlow brothers near Sey-
mour, Ind, the other day, Henry and
William Harlow were killed instantly.
OVER one hundred deaths from diphtheria
were reported in and about Catlin, ILL.,, last
week. Thresholds of the county have been
closed.
THE Vulcan mills at South st. Louis have
been ordered closed, due. it was alleged, TO
President Clevelands message.
The twelfth annual meeting of the Freed
mems Aid Advisory Society was held in
Chicago on the 18th. The expenses were
SlS3 OO0 last year.
Two Cinnamon were convicted of muir
der in the first degree in Portland, Ore, on
the 18th.
THE Ohio State Grange was in session at
Canton recently. Among the resolutions
adopted was one opposing the placing OF
raw materials on the free list, protesting
against any further reduction in the wool
tariff and demanding the restoration OF the
tariff of 1867.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22

10 hold court Ia Cow
ington. Court was
opened and seven min
utes later the jury
fled in. AS soon as
they were seated
Judge Sage asked il
they had agreed upon
their verdict, and the
foreman said they
had. The judge di-.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22

depth OF l, I0J 1t is also reported that sew
eral pockets of fine lubricating oil have al
so been found, one filling the well up 2OS
feet.
OFFICER WILLIAMS, who some months
since shot saloon keeper named Scott, at
Armourdale while attempting to arrest
him for using insulting language TO ladies,
was lately tried 1T Wyandotte and acquit-
ted.
THE coal famine is reported to be grow
ing alarmingly worse in Western kansas,
and actual suffering inevitable
W. II. II. GRINTER, prominent citizen
Of Wyandotte County, WAS recently kllIe1
while hunting in Ozark County, Mo. Mr..
Grinter and a man named Requa, 1t Is
stated, were creeping through the brush
and mutually mistook each other for game.
Each fired a load OF buckshot into the other
with fatal effect. Requa was instantly
killed and Grinter lived only q few hours
after being discov cred by companions.
Topeka pushes the sugar mill scheme.
DURING a late storm a two-story house on
farm in Cowley County, occupied by
Daniel Rowe. was struck and torn TO
,,ieces. Rowe his wife and child were
sleeping up stairs and Cora Beck and ida
Straughn, guests, were in one of the lower
rooms.' Rowe seized his child, and with
his wife attempted to get down stairs They
were carried away in the wreck and left
on the prairIe unconscious. The young
aides were carried about fifty yards and
left on the ground uninjured. Help was
obtained at the nearest neighbors, and the
mother and child were found but slightly
bruised, but Rowe had serious bruises and
a broken leg.
THIRTEEN boys were recently arrested at
Emporia for depredations upon Santa re
freight cars.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22

IT was reported in New York on the l2ti
that the Western Union was about 70 al
sOrb the Postal Telegraph Company.